The Republican journal., 1887-08-18
News of Belfast and Vicinity.

Inc OH SCHOOL mouse on the common has been
painted red with brown trimmings.
The County Commissioners began their regular
August session in this city Tuesday
A dangerous counterfeit half dollar is in circu.
lation in this city. Several were presented last
week.
Mr. George L. Read is piping Mr.. Kalish's store
for steam, which will be supplied from Mr.. Read'e
boiler.
Great progress is made in Stating the roof of the
public library building and the exterior will soon
be completed.
Mr. George j. Brown has bought the Written
house on Lincolnvlle avenue in this city, and bae
| taken possession.
The case of intoxicating liquors recently seized
on the steamboat wharf, will come up for Il hear
ing next Saturday.
Mir. Hersey, foreman of the work on the Post
Office extension, was injured last week by brick
falling from the staging and striking him on tn,
head. The blow caused il slight conclusion of the
brain
A watch was brought into McDonald's place on,
day last week, and adjusting the glass to his cy,
and giving squint at the watch he said ON BET
but more mainsprings in watches break in til,
month of August than in any other month in the
year. Yes, twice the number" He could not ac.
count for it, but said that if handspring was
liable to break it was to give way in August
The condition of the atmosphere no doubt has
something to do with it.
II was reported last week that Mrs. John Erag
don, Of Swanville, a daughter of Mrs Martha
Croc kett, and who figured largely in the trial in
this city was dying from dose of Paris green
On Friday Drs. kilgorc and II. ii. johnson wen,
out and found Mrs. Hragtlon suffering with some
symptoms which might Indicate that an irritant
poison had been taken, but which could easily be
accounted for from other causes. There is No
foundation for the story that She took on had adj
ministcrcd to her Paris green.
A RATS NEST IN A BooT. The calkcr- began
work on sch. Pavilion at Dycr's dock saturday.
Mr. Joshua Trusscll, one of the workmcn, took his
rubber boots that had hung up in the shol, and
threw them the stage, When putting the baut-
on something came in contact with his foot, and
Withdrawing it out jumped rat. \ sccon,l 1T
tempt brought forth squeal, and it was discovered
that there were a nest and four Young rats in the
boot. Calkcrs think the Circumstance well Illus
'' N'h BUSINESS "oiA Is 80 "Iii ul't ia'S
take possession of their effects.
~ coon RECORD. John A. Mace, Of this city
conductor ON the Belfast Branch railroad ha been
in the employ of the Maine Central railroad TWEEN
ty years, sixteen of which he has been con,lu, tor
on the Belfast road lie makes four trips daily
over the road a distance of 1876 miles For the wear
he travels 4, 49, miles, and in the twenty years he
has Travelled S4S,640 miles In the sixteen years
which he has been conductor there never has been
an accident to passenger. Mr.. Mace is courteous,
faithful and obliging, and the management and
public are both fortunate i'll having suchan official.
JAW AND : BROKEN JAW As the ste,,nrr / ON,
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"eh'i' o'''e" 'he e"ofci man uh'li inc "tercame
't nun "'' razor "heh nc s'ru'h h'ih violent
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''''e' '"c 'oiole' 'l'n whose hea' "''' also ba'i
GU. ""e" 1T leii' came ON sh"fe mere ana re
NS''' "'S""' treatment u Warrant was taken
o"' 's"inN' ''c coiorel man. pul Mthah Jailed 70
appear against MN ana ne was discharged The
Mo"hoe' man WAS sent 10 ne Marine hospital ut
i'os'oi'
Last week Sheriff Wmlsworth received !; letter
from Mr. IL. A. Wad>worth, editor Of the Daily
and Weekly Eagle, of Lawrence, Mass, ying
that Mr.. j. +. Brown, Il workman in his Office HAD
vs. na'"'"ie N'o'in an" '''t 'he instrument ana
ny " IN "''N'' "is"ppe"ie" ny NC same 'l'ht
III ''''9 >'''''i's ''-''s '''e '7''ti III
N-o'Ni "'''' '''se'i nun III jul 'h 9't-
:, w 'ioNe ~ we h"uHe Oh ~
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KS '' '"e'e io"'' '"e Niol'i' "r"'er 7ai' 'ha'
VIZ instrument was stolen ny another man ami
'''' III bought from the 'hei lhe city marshal
ava! ON lueS''iy' lie Is Wante" I" answer t" an
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COURT OF INSOLVENCY. The following, business
came before the Insolvency Cont in tbjs ,jt, Y,
week: Horatio NJ. Wech went INFO ns,,,ycnc, 4.
his debts are less than $500 hi, property is ASSIGNED
directly to the Register of Probate jycnrin., ia r
had Aug. 18th, at 10 4. NJ. Samuel Il; Holt Of Bel.
fast, fled petition in Insolvency, rctilrl,abe sept
18TH Fret l.. Banks, of Belfast filed a petition
in insolvency. Hearing to he had sept lith In
the matter of Andrew w >taprs Belfast first
meeting Of creditors was held and f. A. Greer
was appointed assignee. Jerry c. FosS, of Brooks
filed a petition OF insolvency and his property
assigned /" Register of Probate hi, debt being,
less than &3ou. Hearing continued To sent. Ilfh
Edward }. stevens of Jackson. WAS granted a
discharge.
SHIPPING: Irrus l,i,,o o,o, ,,.,o. ,.;, ., 10 ,
week Sch p,,,,, ,.,,,, ,,. 1, -, !,
y. n'"ef' S'''rS' Paragon from Perth Amboy
'7"''" a. i'N Is from ii"n"keh'an" Anna Elizabeth
i'o''' i-h~'pethl"it' lor hth iiaHeilhe; amt -ch-
A"hie L. M'heeh from lf"h"ken, Tor swan >ib-
''Seh Iatka Is Leading ice for Jacksonville.
''''Hch' Meme :. PICKERING arrived at St, Nimon-,
ven VA r''''iiie y "ofiam Is having some
iep'lS mute capt W. r. N'i'h Is no" III com
"'''"' Oh inc 'tSSei..''Sch. Anna Elizabeth, of
liaihpoch winch discharged cargo of coal at this
port inc lrst OIL the week, is one of the last of the
""tlashlohct lolsall schoontrs. She Is 100 tons
anu was puiit at liitmpd'h IN 1913 Tie riG is now
"''Seic'e nut was very common ~ tile oltcn time.
.'''och. faNlllon, OF isicsh"ro, is in Dyer dock
undergoing repairs SCH p@vid Faust alriy ed
from 1hladclpha Monday night, with cargo OF
soft coal for Mr.. ii. {. PitChcr... The Ellsworth
American says OF the sch. Wm. q. Eudie, recently
sunk at Mt. Desert bridge Tie wreck wa buu.it
by Charles ii. and Ernest l.. Curtis of tli, city,
and will be lowed to this port Tor repairs Il, soon
a it can be Heated Sch. Annie l.. Mckcrn ha-
chartered To load lumber at Bangor for New York
$3.50. Sch. Abraham Richardson i, ON the Mcr
chants Marine railway. Repairs will IL. maize
The vessel needs strengthening and refa,tcniug,
which can be done at small expense.
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